favorable environment

Favorable Environment

Krishna Consciousness movement can be pushed forward in a favorable atmosphere.

(Letter to Kirtananda Swami June 1968)

Necessities of Life

Eating

Sleeping

Mating

Defending

Modern Culture is Bad Association

Modern Economic System

Modern Economics: Fiat Money System

Three Apples

Three EurosChasing 3 Apples

Each Apple Worth 1 Euro

Reserve Bank Prints Money

Creates 3 more Euros

3 Apples

6 Euros Chasing 3 Apples

Law of Supply and Demand

Each Apple Now Costs 2 Euros

Buying Power of 3 Euros is Now ½ of What it Was

Fiat Money is a Hidden Tax

Where Does the Money Go?

Pay Huge Government Bureaucracy

Scarcity of Resources

To Fund Government Expenses such as Wars to Fight for Resources

Who Suffers?People on Fixed Incomes

Who Gains?“Elites” Such as Influential Bankers

Military Industry

Purchasing Power of US$ in 20th Century

Purchasing Power of Federal Reserve Note in 1913 Dollars

Other Problems With Food Supply

Pesticides Herbicides Insecticides

Genetic Engineering

Climate Change

Solutions

Grow Your Own Food

Protect Cows

Spread the Sankirtan Movement

Avoid Debt